HomeMy WebLinkAbout15.F.4. Salaries for Mayor and City Council Members-Ord. No. 737
City of Shakopee IS: F: Y.
Memorandum
CONSENT
TO: Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: Kris Wilson, Assistant to the City Administrator
SUBJECT: Salaries for Mayor and City Council Members
DATE: September 15,2005
INTRODUCTION:
The Council is asked to consider an ordinance change which would increase the compensation
for future Mayors and City Councilors.
BACKGROUND:
At the August 16 City Council meeting, the Council discussed increasing the salary for Council
members and the Mayor. Staffwas directed to bring back the necessary ordinance to increase
the Mayor's annual salary to $7,854 and each Council member's annual salary to $6,715. This
reflects the average Council salary for metro cities with populations between 20,000 and 40,000
and an increase of$I,087 over the current salary of$5,628. Increasing the Mayor's salary to
$7,854 reflects an increase of$I,098 and keeps the difference between the Mayor's salary and
Council salaries at approximately $1100.
In accordance with State law, this change would become effective with the Council that is seated
as ofJanuary 1, 2006.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The cost of this increase is $5,446 a year and is reflected in the preliminary 2006 budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
If the Council wishes to increase compensation so that it is at a rate commensurate with the
average of other similarly-sized cities, we recommend that it amend the ordinance governing
elected officials salaries.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Offer Ordinance No. 737, Fourth Series, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 2, SECTION
2.13 PERTAINING TO THE SALARIES OF MAYOR AND COUNCILPERSONS, and move
its adoption.
Kris Wilson
Assistant to the City Administrator
ORDINANCE NO. 737, FOURTH SERIES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING
CITY CODE CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.13 PERTAINING TO THE SALARIES OF
MAYOR AND COUNCILPERSONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
Section 1 - Section 2.13 of the city Code is amended to read as follows:
SEC. 2.13. SALARIES OF MAYOR AND COUNCILPERSONS.
Salaries of the Mayor and Councilpersons and which amounts. are deemed reasonable and
proper, are hereby fixed, as follows:
A. The monthly salary of the Mayor shall be $654.50. $510.01 until January 1,
2000, at which time it shall be $519.00 per month until January 1, 2001, at
which time it shall be $563.00 per month.
B. The monthly salary of each Councilperson shall be $559.58. $125.01 until
January 1, 2000, at '.""hioh time it shall be $~58.00 per month until January
1, 2001, at which time it shall be $169.00.
Section 2 __ Effective Date. This ordinance is effective January 1, 2006.
Adopted in session of the City Council of the City of Shakopee,
Minnesota held the _ day of ,2005.
Mayor of the City of Shako pee
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Published in the Shakopee Valley Nyws on the _ day of , 2005.